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The Mejia Expedition.

Texas for the Mexican confederation.' On the following day,July 5, the "ministerial" commandant, who had been expectingCol. Paredes y Arrillaga to come to his aid with three hundredmen, was informed that, on account of Terin's death, he (Paredes)could not move his division until new orders were transmitted fromCommandant Don Ignacio Mora. Then Guerra made the best ofhis opportunities by signifying his acquiescence in Mejia's proposedmeeting. Thus at 4:30 P. M., July 6, the two colonels met atPalo Blanco and agreed to a convention, which may be summarizedas follows:The compact recounted that Colonel Mejia, being in possessionof Matamoros and consequently of all branches of the administra-tion, had intercepted various letters from Fort Velasco and otherTexas points addressed to the commandant of that place, and thatby these communications he had been informed that the Texascolonies were in rebellion and threatened to attack Anahuac andVelasco. This attitude of the Anglo-Americans endangered theintegrity of the Mexican territory, and hence it was highly essen-tial that the Mexican forces should attempt to defend the colonies.Mejia had therefore desired, at any rate, to impart the news of therecent events in Texas to Guerra, and with this aim in view he hadinvited the latter to an interview.By the articles which succeeded this review of the late occur-rences it was agreed (Art. 1) that Mejia should proceed to Texasfor the purpose of succoring the Mexican military, and preservingthe integrity of the national domain. Moreover, (Art. 2) Guerrapledged himself to aid Mejia in this undertaking with all hisresources and to force all the authorities of Matamoros to do like-wise. Mejia promised (Art. 3) to leave immediately for theTexas ports. It was specified (Art. 4) that there should be anarmistice between the contending partisans. Further, (Art. 5)there was a provision that the persons, property, and rights of thecitizens of Matamoros and its environs, whether of one party or theother, should be equally guaranteed and respected. Again (Art.6), should Mejia see fit to put into the Brazo on his return from1Mejfa had overhauled a mail packet from Brazoria and had discoveredthereon some letters from Colonel Ugartechea to Guerra from which helearned of the events in Teaxs. (Filisola, Memorias, I 247-248; Guerra tocommander in chief of Coahuila and Texas, July 16, 1832. NacogdochesArchives, box 1, no. 6.)